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Wish Them Well: Richfield Makes its First Trip to State Wednesday

The Spartans girls basketball team will tip-off at 10 a.m.

The girls basketball team is at the University of Minnesota's Williams Arena.

So, let's wish them luck!

Add your best wishes to the comments section below. You can also add photos of the team to the photo gallery above.

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Also, here's the Minnesota State High School League's game preview:

Red Wing returns for its fourth overall and second consecutive state tournament appearance. The Wingers were unranked in the final MBN poll. Junior Tesha Buck leads the team in scoring with an average of 17.6 points per game, shooting 41.7 percent from three-point range. Senior Marisa Toivonen contributes 16.7 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.

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No. 3-ranked Richfield, seeded No. 1 by the coaches, is making its first tournament appearance. Junior sets the tone for the Spartans with strong all-around averages: 22.1 points, 6.54 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 4.5 steals per game. Senior leads the team in rebounds at 6.7 per game and adds 10.7 points per game. Junior Sierra Ford-Washington adds 10.5 points per game on 57.5 percent field goal shooting.

Go Spartans!


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